Quadruple Olympic swimming champion Léon Marchand, big star of the Paris Olympics, announced this Saturday, November 30, his withdrawal from the short course World Championships, organized from December 10 to 15 in Budapest, saying “ exhausted “. “ 2024 has been really intense, I’ve competed in many big competitions and I’m exhausted. It’s time for me to take a step back, train hard and start preparing for my future challenges “, declared the 22-year-old French swimmer on his Instagram account. Léon Marchand participated this fall in the three stages of the Short Course World Cup in Asia, winning the three medley distances (100m, 200m and 400m) in Shanghai, Incheon and Singapore, where he broke the world record for the medley. 200m medley on November 1st. His last appearance in competition dates back to November 10, where he represented his club Toulouse during the Interclubs in Montauban.
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